SUBSCRIPTION TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2017 RAMADAN 11, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwait marks Beyond kebabs: Durant, Curry anniversary Turkish cuisine spark Warriors of Mosque seeks a place win; record win attack at the table streak at 14 Imsak Fajr Shorook Duhr Asr Maghrib Isha 2 40 20 03:04 03:14 04:48 11:47 15:21 18:45 20:16 Kuwait government sets Min 29º Max 45º KD 75 as minimum wage High Tide 09:56 & 22:55 Low Tide MPs urge Kuwait mediation in new GCC spat 03:40 & 16:44 40 PAGES NO: 17249 150 FILS By B Izzak KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh yesterday issued a decision setting the minimum monthly wage for workers in the private and oil sector at KD 75. This is the first time ever that Kuwait sets a minimum wage for laborers in the private sector. The move apparently comes in line with demands from international rights organizations. The decision means that the lowest salary that can be given to laborers in the private sector should be KD 75. Laborers who are paid less than this salary can sue their employers. The measure comes after the Interior Ministry last year set a minimum wage of KD 60 for domestic helpers. The amount must be mentioned in the work contract. According to the minister’s decision, the new BANDA ACEH: Indonesian Muslims pray at a mosque in Banda Aceh during the wage limit applies to new or renewed work permits and holy month of Ramadan. — AFP contracts both in the private and oil sectors. Around 1.5 million people are working in the private sector, the over- whelming majority of them are expatriates. In the meantime, MPs yesterday expressed deep sor- Amir lauds Interior row at the developments among the Gulf Cooperation KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh panied by His Highness the Crown Prince Council (GCC) members after Saudi Arabia, United Arab Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emirates and Bahrain, all GCC members, along with expressed satisfaction at the Interior singled out the crackdown on “elements Egypt yesterday severed their diplomatic relations with Ministry’s successful clampdown on terrorist with connections to terrorist groups.” He also GCC member Qatar. The lawmakers utilized the groups, but urged for greater readiness to lauded the successful pre-emptive security Assembly’s special session to discuss budgets of gov- foil plots aimed at undermining Kuwait’s operations that resulted in decreasing ernment bodies and called for restraint among the GCC security. His Highness the Amir Sheikh crimes. Addressing the officials attending states and also called on Kuwait to mediate a peaceful Sabah Al-Ahmad, in a statement he made the ceremony namely the Deputy Premier solution between them. during a visit to the Interior Ministry head- and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah MP Abdullah Al-Roumi said he was deeply con- quarters, expressed felicitation on the Al-Sabah, he highly appreciated the cerned over the turn of events between the GCC states blessed month and praised the significant Ministry’s campaigns to raise awareness of but added that he was confident in the wisdom of King KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah wel- security achievements made by the Ministry negative phenomena namely youth vio- Salman of Saudi Arabia and the Amir of Kuwait who will of Interior and its apparatuses recently. lence, narcotics and breaches of laws name- comes Prince Khaled Bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Advisor of the Saudi help resolve the crisis. King yesterday. — KUNA His Highness the Amir, who was accom- ly the traffic laws. — KUNA (See Page 5) Continued on Page 13 Qatar in diplomatic storm RIYADH: Arab nations including Saudi Trump visited Saudi Arabia to cement Arabia and Egypt yesterday cut ties with ties with Riyadh and called for a united Qatar, accusing it of supporting extrem- front among Muslim countries against ism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit extremism. It also followed weeks of ris- the region in years. Bahrain, the United ing tensions between Doha and its Arab Emirates, Yemen and the Maldives neighbors, including Qatari accusations Moderation joined Saudi Arabia and Egypt in sever- of a concerted media campaign against ing relations with gas-rich Qatar, with it and the alleged hacking of the Qatar Riyadh accusing Doha of supporting News Agency. By Teresa Lesher groups, including some backed by Iran, The Gulf states and Egypt said they n these days of Ramadan, we refrain from eating “that aim to destabilize the region”. were severing diplomatic ties and clos- in daylight, instead eating at night. Some people Qatar reacted with fury, denying any ing transport links with Qatar, which indulge excessively in food and drink all night support for extremists and accusing its relies on imports from its neighbors. The I Gulf neighbors of seeking to put the Gulf states banned their citizens from long, which is counterproductive to the lessons of Ramadan. It is not so we can learn to turn our sched- country under “guardianship”. The crisis traveling to Qatar and ordered Qatari citi- was likely to have wide-ranging conse- zens to leave within 14 days. Saudi ules upside down, but to learn to control our desires quences, not just for Qatar and its citi- Arabia also closed its borders with Qatar, so that we can lead a pious and balanced life. zens but around the Middle East and for effectively blocking food and other sup- In the context of Ramadan, the Quran says “God Western interests. Qatar hosts the largest plies exported by land to Qatar. intends for you ease, and He does not want to make US airbase in the region, which is crucial Supermarkets were besieged by shop- things difficult for you.” (2:185) By behaving moder- to operations against Islamic State group pers yesterday as many rushed to buy ately after we break fast, we can benefit from the les- jihadists, and is set to host the 2022 foot- food, leaving shelves bare and resulting sons of Ramadan throughout the year. Overall, Islam DOHA: Photo shows pigeons flying above the corniche in Doha. Arab nations ball World Cup. in queues up to 25-people deep at some promotes a life of moderation and ease. God says in including Saudi Arabia and Egypt cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting Yesterday’s announcement came less major stores in central Doha. the Quran (2:143), “We have appointed you (Muslims) extremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit the region in years. — AFP than a month after US President Donald Continued on Page 13 a moderate nation.” This general statement can be applied specifically to consumption, which, if we consider our actual needs, should be little. ex-worker kills 5, then himself The Quran says, “And eat and drink but do not Trump lashes out waste; certainly He does not like the extravagant.” ORLANDO: A disgruntled former employee opened fire vans, motor coaches and sports utility vehicles. Gov Rick (7:31) Whether we cook at home or eat in restau- yesterday inside a Florida awning manufacturer, killing Scott said he had been briefed by law enforcement and at London mayor rants, we should be moderate in consumption and five workers before killing himself, authorities said. that he and his wife, Ann, “are praying for the families WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump for a sec- avoid wasting food. So cook only what you will use, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings described the who lost loved ones today.” “I ask all Floridians to pray ond day lashed out at London’s mayor on Twitter in put on your plate only what you intend to eat, use shooter as a 45-year-old man who had been fired in for the families impacted by this senseless act of vio- the wake of a deadly terror attack in the city. Trump leftovers for another meal, and ask for takeaway con- April and had been previously accused of assaulting a lence,” he added. — AP tweeted yesterday morning that London Mayor tainers for leftover food at restaurants. co-worker. The attacker was not believed to be a mem- Sadiq Khan had offered a “pathetic excuse” and “had Moderation extends to other kinds of consump- ber of any type of subversive or terrorist organization, to think fast on his ‘no reason to be alarmed’ state- tion as well, such as for clothes, perfumes, cars, he said. The man was not charged when he was accused ment.” Trump’s tweet renews his mischaracterization phones, homes and vacations. The Quran sets the of battering the co-worker in June 2014. of Khan’s statement to London residents following a standard: “And those, who when they spend, are nei- That co-worker was not among the victims yester- vehicle and knife attack that left seven people dead ther extravagant nor stingy, but hold a medium day, the sheriff said. Shelley Adams said her sister, Sheila and dozens injured. The mayor had told London (way) between those (extremes).” (25:67) By practic- McIntyre, called her from the company’s bathroom dur- residents not to be concerned by a stepped-up ing moderation, we engage in an easy-going ing the shooting and was upset. She kept repeating “My police presence in the city after the incident. lifestyle. When we are stingy, we suffer unnecessary boss is dead. My boss is dead,” Adams said after state In a Sunday tweet, Trump mischaracterized hardship, and when we are extravagant, we squan- and federal law enforcement officers converged on the Khan’s remarks by suggesting the mayor had said der resources and usually end up broke by the end of industrial park in Orlando.